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Aspergillus species and Aflatoxin b1 in soil, maize grain and flour samples from semi-arid and humid regions of Kenya
(2012)
Recurrent outbreaks of Aflatoxin (AF) poisoning in maize continue to exacerbate the food security crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study determined the distribution and contamination levels of Aspergillus spp. and Aflatoxin ...
Use of MapReduce for Data Mining and Data Optimization on a Web Portal
(2012-12)
This paper studied the design, implementation and evaluation
of a MapReduce tool targeting distributed systems, and multicore
system architectures. MapReduce is a distributed
programming model originally proposed by ...
Protein-RNA interface residue prediction using machine learning: an assessment of the state of the art
(2012)
RNA molecules play diverse functional and structural roles in cells. They function as messengers for transferring genetic information from DNA to proteins, as the primary genetic material in many viruses, as catalysts ...
High-Frequency Regeneration of the Drought-Tolerant Tree Melia volkensii Gurke Using Low-Cost Agrochemical Thidiazuron
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012-10)
Melia volkensii Gurke is a drought-tolerant tree native to East Africa’s arid and semiarid lands (ASALs), with vast but underutilized
potential for agroforestry and sustainable livelihoods in the ASALs. Its cultivation ...
Synthesis of glucaminium-based ionic liquids and their application in the removal of boron from water.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
A novel class of ionic liquids (ILs), exhibiting high selectivity towards boron species as well as the ability to phase separate from water, were synthesized from N-methyl-D-glucamine. The complexation of boric acid/borate ...
Impacts Of Land Cover Change Scenarios On Storm Runoff Generation: A Basis For Management Of The Nyando Basin, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
The effects of conceptual land cover change scenarios on the generation of storm runoffs were evaluated in the Nyando Basin. The spatial scenarios represented alternatives that vary between full deforestation and reforestation. ...
Classification of the Kenyan general insurance risks using copula approach
(JKUAT Press Ltd, 2012)
Dependence between risks reduces the benefits of
diversification. Modem portfolio theory is based on correlation as
a measure of dependence while the criterion presented here is
based on the copula theory as a measure ...
SRM ad AFRICA. Can SRM Save Africa from the present climate change disadvantage
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Understanding social freedom and humanism in Odera Oruka's philosophy
(2012-12)
H. Odera Oruka’s philosophy, as can be discerned from his various works, revolves around the
issue of social justice. In this paper I seek to show how Oruka’s idea of social justice is
inextricably bound up with his ...